Is there a safe alternative to chlorine?

One of the emerging, safe alternatives to all of these strong and harmful disinfectants is electrolysed water.

We say ‘emerging’ but electrolysed water was actually discovered back in 1834 but the concept was underdeveloped until after World War Two when the Russians and Japanese started carrying out studies in the 1950’s.

Is electrolyzed water a safe alternative to chlorine?

Here are 12 things you may or may not know about electrolysed water:

1 – Electrolysed water is known by several different names

EOW

ECA

Electrolysed oxidizing water

Electro-activated water

Electro-chemically activated water solution

Electrolysed water (UK spelling)

Electrolyzed water (US spelling)

2 – Electro-activated water is made with only tap water, salt and electricity

3 – EOW can be ingested with no risk to animals or humans

4 – Electrolysed water has been proven to destroy a number of pathogens:

MRSA

E-coli

Salmonella

Norovirus

Legionella

Listeria

Clostridium difficile

5 – Some ECA solutions can kill pathogens within a 10 second contact time

6 – Electro-activated water is safe to dispose as it returns to its constituent parts (salt and water) over time

7 – Electrolysed water is as strong a disinfectant as bleach but safe to drink

8 – ECA can be used on harvested crops to rid them of microbes which can cause fermentation

9 – Electrolysed water can be safely used on wounds to ensure they are free of bacteria which in turn, aids healing

10 – EOW can be fogged or misted into a room, building or facility to ensure a sanitised environment

11 – Electrolysed water can be used around the home and business to sanitise surfaces

12 – For large quantities, ECA can be produced with a generator or bought in bottled form for smaller amounts.

Impressive stuff, right? All this germ busting potential and not a harmful chemical in sight.

What next?

Armed with this information, can you see a potential area where an alternative disinfection could be implemented?